Fairfax County GT/AAP Appeals.

[Anonymous]

Should we submit the appeal packet in the school ? Neighbour was advising to put some math and science exercise...need to dig th' it

Anonymous wrote:I'm submitting as work samples a book report, a story, a recipe she made herself and documenting a skill she taught herself. Is that enough or should I include something else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Should we submit the appeal packet in the school ? Neighbour was advising to put some math and science exercise...need to dig th' it

Anonymous wrote:I'm submitting as work samples a book report, a story, a recipe she made herself and documenting a skill she taught herself. Is that enough or should I include something else.

No appeals get sent straight to AAP office. Address on the packet

[Anonymous]

thank you. any idea, when AAP committee will go th' appeals and let us know the results.
also,any specific way to request for local AAP 4?
MY DD center has local AAP 4 too

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should we submit the appeal packet in the school ? Neighbour was advising to put some math and science exercise...need to dig th' it

Anonymous wrote:I'm submitting as work samples a book report, a story, a recipe she made herself and documenting a skill she taught herself. Is that enough or should I include something else.

No appeals get sent straight to AAP office. Address on the packet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it worth directly challenging a component of the GBRS or is that viewed negatively in the appeal? DS got a 2 in "exceptional ability to learn" (3s in the other categories) and I have several examples of strong ability to learn .... not to mention his report card is all 4s with him putting in the bare minimum of effort. I think the teachers ranked him low on that measure because he's easily distracted, especially when bored.

I an in the same boat. The her teacher and the AAP teacher, said my DD was capable but not interested because she did not ask for work. The AAP teacher was very busy during the time for submitting work to get into the GT program. They did not help her at all. I am wish to write a little about this in my letter, but not sure if it will be looked on negatively in the appeal.

Thank you all again.

I would not write negatively about the teacher s how busy she is. I would stick with my child's learning style, what her needs are, and why those needs cannot be met in he regular classroom.

The best thing to do is to write a letter explaining why the regular classroom cannot meet your child's needs. Glowing recommendations won't make your case as well as a simple listing of the reasons why the regular classroom is not appropriate for the child. For example, poster one above could write about how easily her child is distracted when his work is not challenging enough.

[Anonymous]

Very good suggestions.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it worth directly challenging a component of the GBRS or is that viewed negatively in the appeal? DS got a 2 in "exceptional ability to learn" (3s in the other categories) and I have several examples of strong ability to learn .... not to mention his report card is all 4s with him putting in the bare minimum of effort. I think the teachers ranked him low on that measure because he's easily distracted, especially when bored.

I an in the same boat. The her teacher and the AAP teacher, said my DD was capable but not interested because she did not ask for work. The AAP teacher was very busy during the time for submitting work to get into the GT program. They did not help her at all. I am wish to write a little about this in my letter, but not sure if it will be looked on negatively in the appeal.

Thank you all again.

I would not write negatively about the teacher s how busy she is. I would stick with my child's learning style, what her needs are, and why those needs cannot be met in he regular classroom.

The best thing to do is to write a letter explaining why the regular classroom cannot meet your child's needs. Glowing recommendations won't make your case as well as a simple listing of the reasons why the regular classroom is not appropriate for the child. For example, poster one above could write about how easily her child is distracted when his work is not challenging enough.

[Anonymous]

Do we get a confirmation about receiving the packet from the AAP office?

[Anonymous]

Appeals instructions said decisions will be mailed "by June" -- is that "by the end of June" or "by the beginning of June"? Just trying to calibrate when decisions might come in.

Also, does anyone know approx. how many appeals are received each year and the percentage found eligible?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Appeals instructions said decisions will be mailed "by June" -- is that "by the end of June" or "by the beginning of June"? Just trying to calibrate when decisions might come in.

Also, does anyone know approx. how many appeals are received each year and the percentage found eligible?

I know we usually get about 4-5 kids added to our center school from appeals.

[Anonymous]

Ok so all appeals in. See you all in a month to see how we all faired. I wish they would have level IV opportunities in base schools. It would benefit so many more kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok so all appeals in. See you all in a month to see how we all faired. I wish they would have level IV opportunities in base schools. It would benefit so many more kids

It is available in some schools. I'm sure people will then say that they then wish it is an open opportunity for all kids to participate in the curriculum if their kids don't get in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is the 129 nnat good enough with a strong letter from a stem teacher that gave a glowing recommendation?
How bad is the 122 wisc? Like you really strongly wouldn't submit? 100% don't submit wisc?

Should I tell the aart and try for local advanced?

DP. I'm pretty sure a STEM teacher can't/ won't write a recommendation letter if they're employed by FCPS. If it's a teacher or coach from an outside STEM program, they can submit a letter of recommendation on your child's behalf.

We just decided to appeal for our kid and the psychologist wrote a letter recommending full-time AAP placement based on the test results and our kid's learning style. I have no idea if this will work but I figure it can't hurt.

Where did you kid take WISC? The psychologist is so nice why who would write? Did you ask for that?

[Anonymous]

I'm guessing the psychologist didn't write a letter of recommendation, but rather wrote in her report that she recommends the child be admitted into aap (in a single sentence in the full report). This isn't uncommon.

[Anonymous]

When will we be informed for appealing decision?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing the psychologist didn't write a letter of recommendation, but rather wrote in her report that she recommends the child be admitted into aap (in a single sentence in the full report). This isn't uncommon.

PP of the kid in question. The psychologist wrote a letter of approx three paragraphs. We had to travel off the beaten path because our kid is bilingual (fairly uncommon second language in FCPS) and we wanted him tested by a psychologist who spoke both languages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing the psychologist didn't write a letter of recommendation, but rather wrote in her report that she recommends the child be admitted into aap (in a single sentence in the full report). This isn't uncommon.

PP of the kid in question. The psychologist wrote a letter of approx three paragraphs. We had to travel off the beaten path because our kid is bilingual (fairly uncommon second language in FCPS) and we wanted him tested by a psychologist who spoke both languages.

Were the 3 paragraphs all about AAP admission or a reference in the 3 paragraphs about AAP admission? The latter is very normal. The former in a WISC written report would be...well...odd.